 And Wilson asked the crooks about it because he thought they were scientists. He couldn't understand it. And the crooks realized that the painted eggs might lead the police up here to their factory. So when they learned that all the eggs in this particular shipment went to Bleeker's, they rushed down to the city and tried to cover up by closing Bleeker's mouth and paying off all the customers who came back to the grocery to complain. They even had a woman pose as a health inspector.